Summer in the Garden
38.1 cms x 45.7 cms (15 ins x 18 ins)
Signed and dated 1895 lower right
made in 1895
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)" held on Thu, Jun 8, 2023.
Lot 42557
Lot 42557
Estimate: CAD $5,000 - $7,000
Realised: CAD $60,000
Realised: CAD $60,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Sotheby’s, auction, Toronto, 3 December 1997, lot 13 as "The Daughters of the Artist"
Private Collection
Exhibitions:
"Art canadien: L’enfant et son univers|Canadian Art: A Child’s World", Galerie Eric Klinkhoff, Montreal, 28 October‒11 November 2017, no. 8
"Our Children: Reflections of Childhood in Historical Canadian Art", Varley Art Gallery of Markham, 13 April‒23 June 2019 as "Painting in the Garden"
Literature:
A.K. Prakash, "Impressionism in Canada: A Journey of Rediscovery" Toronto, 2015, page 752,765, reproduced page 442, plate 13.2 as "Summer in the Garden"
Notes:
Henri Beau belongs to the generation of Quebec painters who went to Paris in the 1880s to pursue their artistic training. After studying at the École des Beaux-Arts and attending private academies in the capital, the native Montrealer pursued a career in France. Beau is recognized for his historical paintings and stood out in Parisian salons with impressionist landscapes reminiscent of Monet’s technique. Alongside his work as an illustrator for the Public Archives of Canada in Paris (1921-1938), Beau produced portraits, landscapes, still lifes and genre scenes. The retrospective exhibition that the Musée du Québec (today the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec) organized in 1987 highlighted his intimate paintings, which represent the interior of his studio apartment on l’Allée Maintenon, located in a dead end of the rue de Vaugirard, in Paris. In addition, the French state acquired one of these intimate scenes in 1939, which is now in the collection of the Musée de Nevers.
Sotheby’s, auction, Toronto, 3 December 1997, lot 13 as "The Daughters of the Artist"
Private Collection
Exhibitions:
"Art canadien: L’enfant et son univers|Canadian Art: A Child’s World", Galerie Eric Klinkhoff, Montreal, 28 October‒11 November 2017, no. 8
"Our Children: Reflections of Childhood in Historical Canadian Art", Varley Art Gallery of Markham, 13 April‒23 June 2019 as "Painting in the Garden"
Literature:
A.K. Prakash, "Impressionism in Canada: A Journey of Rediscovery" Toronto, 2015, page 752,765, reproduced page 442, plate 13.2 as "Summer in the Garden"
Notes:
Henri Beau belongs to the generation of Quebec painters who went to Paris in the 1880s to pursue their artistic training. After studying at the École des Beaux-Arts and attending private academies in the capital, the native Montrealer pursued a career in France. Beau is recognized for his historical paintings and stood out in Parisian salons with impressionist landscapes reminiscent of Monet’s technique. Alongside his work as an illustrator for the Public Archives of Canada in Paris (1921-1938), Beau produced portraits, landscapes, still lifes and genre scenes. The retrospective exhibition that the Musée du Québec (today the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec) organized in 1987 highlighted his intimate paintings, which represent the interior of his studio apartment on l’Allée Maintenon, located in a dead end of the rue de Vaugirard, in Paris. In addition, the French state acquired one of these intimate scenes in 1939, which is now in the collection of the Musée de Nevers.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.